World Pulse

As a Community, Your Impact Is Growing Bigger than Ever!

When women are heard and connected, we have the power to transform the world. And on World Pulse, we see the power of women’s voices every day.

In our annual Community Impact Survey, we asked you to show us how you used the power of your voice over the past year on World Pulse and beyond. We heard from members from 62 countries, and we are amazed by the impact you have created in your communities and for the world in the last year alone!

You told us that your involvement with World Pulse has helped you create impact in your community—collectively, you reported impacting5 million lives in the past year!

You also told us that you’re creating real change on the ground. One out of 3 respondents reported that World Pulse helped them change behaviors in their local community.

Finally, you told us you’re rising up and becoming even more of a leader. 36% of respondents reported taking on a leadership role, 34% reported training or educating others, and 30% started or led a community campaign or program!

Through this, and so much more, World Pulse is honored to be with you along the way.

Whether you started a program in your own community, organized a political campaign, or spoke out via radio, the numbers are clear: As a community, your impact is spreading and we're on the way to creating the world we want to see.

We know, though, that before change can happen on the ground, it must first start within you. You told us that the most important change that occurred because of your involvement with World Pulse was what you yourself gained in confidence and belief in yourself.

These numbers are amazing! But what we love the most is hearing in your own words the impact that being a part of World Pulse has had on you.

"I started a women-led industry where disposable sanitary pads are made using locally sourced material such as banana stem fibers. This has changed the lives of women and girls in many communities as they can now afford and access sanitary pads. Women are also empowered economically through job creation in the industry." —Marie Claire-Kuja, US/Cameroon

"I was able to process my healing, to forgive my ‘abusers,’ to close that traumatic chapter in my life, to identify the triggers of my depression, and to look into life with a positive outlook . . . Being in World pulse made me realize that my journey matters, that I have a space to be here and to be heard . . . Maybe my impact is not yet in the community as a whole, but I am starting the self-love and healing with myself then to my family members and friends." —Karen Quiñones-Axalan, the Philippines

"I have become a mentor and a coach to so many adolescents in my community, despite the war. The greatest thing that has happened to me is the fact that I was recognized as a Featured Storyteller on World Pulse and my publication helped me gain admission to a master’s degree program. This has helped me escape the war and I’m in safety now." —Tumanjong Miranda, Cameroon

From all of us at World Pulse, we are so grateful to everyone who put in the time and effort to share your thoughts and experiences in our most recent survey. It’s thanks to all of you that World Pulse is accelerating the pace towards global equality. Together, we are creating a space where women’s voices can rise up to transform the world!

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Wow, Jensine!! These stats are awesome. I've been waiting to see what results said. You must be so proud of the platform that you created and of all the lives that you have touched so far. You are the embodiment of "be the change...:-)" Thanks so much for creating this wonderful community and for making a difference in all our sisters' lives past, present and future!!

This gives us so much important information. It's so exciting to see here the surge forward that so many of us have experienced through reading each others stories, connecting across the world and feeling stronger in what we are capable of doing. This is what I want everyone who has not yet discovered World Pulse to understand!

You lit a spark, Jensine, and it's slowly spread into this warm, glowing fire of revolution and change world over. Thank you for EVERYTHING you do, thank you for constantly thinking of us, and for being so amazing.

Dear sister Jensine,Thank you so much for your appreciation of what each one of us does for World Pulse. I believe in what we call recognition. When we recognize and appreciate the contributions of one another, the world becomes a wonderful place to live in. Failure to acknowledge kills talents. You're such a wonderful leader for you master what it takes to lead and to get the best out of everyone. Courage.

This is very amazing input we got from "#Impact". And I love it when you code some few so we hear from "the horses own mouth".Its very faith strengthening. Thanks for making this platform a reality. Thumb up!

I believe it would also be beneficial to learn what difficulties and obstacles women face to be heard and what changes and resources they need to equip themselves for individual/collective change, formal, informal and system change?

Dear sister Jensine,I am encouraged by these numbers, dimensions and directions that World Pulse women have made possible founded on the values of friendship, trust, support, understanding, non-judgemental, non-political and love. It indeed is a story the world can learn from.Loads of love from India,Urmila Chanam

I’m so honored that my name is included on this post. I have found a family and a home on this online space. That’s why I’ve been actively promoting World Pulse to women I know and on my social media accounts. I want them to experience this thriving supportive community for women.

The results of the survey are encouraging! It simply indicates that the concept of a safe space and the culture of encouragement you and the World Pulse team created here are working!

I am forever grateful to World Pulse for helping me find my value as a woman and for allowing me to share my stories as raw and as vulnerable as they are, without being judged, but being loved and accepted for who I am instead. That’s where the healing begins.

Dear Jensine,I miss words when it comes to WP! WP revolutionized our lives frankly. Who could imagine that one day my tiny voice would be heard and accepted by thousands of women around the world! As I like to talk about WP !!!May God continue to inspire you because it is from him that this has come. We believe we see change.Be blessed!

Dear Jensine,This is so amazing, and I feel very honoured to be part of a community where my voice can be heard. Thank you for this great initiative. The journey has just begun.Good job World Pulse Ladies!!!

PLEASE CONSIDER MY FOLLOWING STORY - WITH VIDEO - FOR WORLDPULSE AWARD TO ME - TO HELP ME HIGHLIGHT MY STORY IN MEDIA - TO GET JUSTICE + INSPIRE MILLIONS OF WOMEN VICTIMS - IN INDIA + ALL OVER WORLD - TO RAISE THEIR VOICE + FIGHT FOR JUSTICE - I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT MONETARY AWARD !!!